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In this
photo
released
by the
Miss
Universe
2008
organization
,Ingrid
Rivera,
Miss
Puerto
Rico
2008;
Elisa
Najera,
Miss
Mexico
2008;
Maria
Teresa
Rodriguez,
Miss
Costa
Rica
2008,
and
Marianne
Cruz
Gonzalez,
Miss
Dominican
Republic
2008,
take a
boat
tour of
Ha Long
Bay,
Vietnam.
They
will
compete
in the
57th
annual
Miss
Universe
competition
which
will
take
place in
Nha
Trang,
Vietnam
at the
Crown
Convention
Center
on July
14, 2008
[AP
Photo/
Miss
Universe
L.P.,
LLLP,
Armando
Flores,
HO] |
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Tax Sheltered Asset
Protection and
Appreciation in Paradise
Costa Rica has one of
the most appealing
investment environments
in the world. One of the
reasons being its tax
system is much less
complicated than the
United States, Canada
and Europe, offering
great tax incentives for
foreign investors,
including tax free
transactions. Such
conditions, definitely
contribute to Costa
Rica's real estate
market boom
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Inside
Tip: Passing the Riteve Inspection
Passing the
annual vehicular inspection is one of a process.
First step is make an appointment. Next take the
vehicle to a "trusted" mechanic for a complete
revision, including a gas emission test. Click here for
more tips |
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Bogotá, Colombia,
A Modern and Vibrant
City
Bogotá — officially
named Bogotá, D.C. (D.C.
for "Distrito Capital",
which means "Capital
District"), formerly
called Santa Fe de
Bogotá, is the capital
city of Colombia, as
well as the most
populous city in the
country, with 7,033,914
inhabitants (2007).
Unofficially, the number
of inhabitants is
believed to be more like
10 million.
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
click
here!
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Drivers And
Tránsitos Confused on Vehicular
Restriction Boundaries
Drivers have to get used
to the expanded vehicular restrictions
of San José and the Policía de Tránsito
(traffic police) has the numbers to
prove it, saying that apart from the
1.000 tickets issued on the first day
(Thursday), an average of 500 tickets a
day have been issued on Friday and
Monday, second and third day,
respectively, of the restriction.
Laura Assures She Has
Yet To Decide
Costa Rica's vice
president, Laura
Chinchilla, assures that
she has not yet decided
to make her bid for the
Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN)
nomination for the 2010
presidential elections.
International Experts To
Monitor Costa Rica's
Volcanic Activity
The Volcán Arenal and
Volcán Turrialba are
under the watchful eyes
of international experts
who want to discover its
secrets. The experts
believe that the Costa
Rican volcanoes hold the
secret to volcano
eruption prediction, a
task that has so far
proved impossible.
Costa Rica’s Isla del
Coco Among New 7 Wonders
of Nature
The subject of maritime
tales, legends of
treasures buried by
pirates and even the
inspiration for
Hollywood films such as
Jurassic Park, Costa
Rica’s Isla del Coco is
inching closer to
becoming part of modern
history as one of the
New 7 Wonders of Nature.
Casa Kike in Costa Rica
Wins Prestigious
International
Architecture Award
LONDON.- Casa Kike, a
private house in Cahuita,
Costa Rica by Gianni
Botsford Architects has
scooped the Royal
Institute of British
Architects' (RIBA)
prestigious Lubetkin
Prize, sponsored by
Mercedes-Benz (UK) Ltd
and supported by The
Architectural Review,
for the most outstanding
work of architecture
outside the European
Union by an RIBA member.
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Nicaragua's Ortega and
Colombia Quarrel Over
Biofuels
Nicaragua President
Daniel Ortega and
Colombia's agriculture
minister sparred over
whether the region
should grow more crops
to be used in biofuels
or boost food production
to feed the poor.
Price of Salvadoran Food
Basket Up
The price of food in the
family basket in rural
El Salvador was
increased 24 percent in
the last few weeks, said
La Prensa Grafica
on-line edition Monday
in San Salvador.
Argentina Urges Greater
Interdependence in
Mercosur
ncreased interdependence
among the countries of
the Common Market of the
South (Mercosur) will
strengthen economies and
democracies in the
region, Argentine
Foreign Minister Jorge
Taiana said Monday.
Peru Recalls Ambassador
From Bolivia Over
Morales' Remarks
Peru recalled its
ambassador to Bolivia on
Monday in response to
Bolivian President Evo
Morales' comments
alleging the presence of
U.S. military bases in
Peru.
Former Spy Chief Refuses
To Give Further
Testimony Against Peru's
Fujimori
Former Peruvian spy
chief Vladimiro
Montesinos on Monday
refused to give further
testimony at
ex-president Alberto
Fujimori's trail on
human rights abuses.
RIGHTS-COLOMBIA:
Making the ‘Disappeared’
Reappear
"When they bring in
(heads that still have)
eyes, we close them,
because it’s sad to see
that look of terror, as
if the killers were
reflected in their
glassy eyes. Those armed
men stuck in the depth
of the eyes of the dead
scare us; they look like
they want to kill us
too.
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01 July 2008 |
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